ANIMAL SPECIES:Whip Goby, Bryaninops yongei (Davis & Cohen, 1968)
The Whip Goby is semi-transparent. It has a silver line above the lateral line and usually six red-brown bars on the sides.
Identification
The Whip Goby is semi-transparent. It has a silver line above the lateral line and usually six red-brown bars on the sides.
Size range
It grows to 4 cm in length.Distribution
It is found in tropical marine waters of the Western and Central Pacific.
In Australia it is known from Rowley Shoals, Western Australia and the northern to central coast of Queensland.
Habitat
The species usually occurs as a male/female pair on the seawhip Cirripathes anguina.
Classification
- Species:
- yongei
- Genus:
- Bryaninops
- Family:
- Gobiidae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
References
- Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
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A Whip Goby at North Solitary Island View full size
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